Dr. Caroline Nobo

Biography

Caroline Nobo is a Research Scholar and Executive Director of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School. She provides strategic direction and leadership for the Justice Collaboratory’s unique network of interdisciplinary scholars and staff. As a research criminologist, her work focuses on promoting transparency and trust in the criminal legal system. Nobo's expertise includes policing, gun violence, data systems, and community-based research methodologies, as well as the progressive prosecutor movement. She co-authored the 2023 book 'Legitimacy-Based Policing: Promotion of Community Vitality' and has been featured in various media outlets, including Hill and Salon.com, as well as on podcasts like Memory Motel and Narativ storytelling workshops. Nobo has lectured at prestigious universities across the country, including Harvard, Yale, and the University of Pennsylvania law schools. Additionally, she sits on the board of a Connecticut non-profit that serves incarcerated parents and their children. Before joining Yale, Nobo was the Director of Data Outreach for the non-profit Measures for Justice (MFJ). She was an original member of its start-up team and played a critical role in designing, scaling, and implementing MFJ’s national data collection plan. Nobo also worked as a criminologist at Abt Associates, where she specialized in drug control policy. She began her career as a Research Assistant at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice and at Arizona State University’s Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety.

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